The Warden family was there because the Casper Oilers hockey team wanted to honor Jerrod's memory and allow his parents to throw out the first puck in the game.
It was a blistering cold night in Casper on Thursday. But the cold and the wind did not stop a group of Wyoming Patriot Guard Riders and American Legion Riders from gathering to witness Lance Corporal Jerrod L. Warden come home.